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Where DevelopersMatter

Vista Enable Your ApplicationsFredrik Haglund, Regional Developer Evangelistfhaglund@codegear.com

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AgendaWhat is User Account Control in Vista?

Other Compatibility Issues on Vista

Running as Standard User

User Interface Changes in Vista

Demo Migration BDECOM and COM with Elevation

Signing

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Vista Enable Your Applications

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What is User Account Control in Vista?Why?

How?

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UAC Elevation Demo

Over the Shoulder elevation prompt:

Elevation prompt:

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UAC ArchitectureAccess Token Split at Login

Elevation Prompt

Secure Desktop

Installer Detection

User Interface Privilege Isolation

Virtualization/Redirection

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UAC Virtualization (Redirection)

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Other Compatibility Issues on VistaServices Isolation

IE Protected Mode

Windows Resource Protection64-bit Windows Vista

Networking

Version CheckingShell changes

Removed components (WinHelp)

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Running as Standard User Do not assume user is an Admin!

Follow Guidelines

A Standard User can not: Change files in Program Files folders Change files in Windows or System32 folders Change registry under HKLM\Software Change the local machines date and time Install or uninstall Services Register COM Server (globally)

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User Interface Changes in VistaDWM Desktop Window Manager

Glass, Thumbnail and Flip 3D

Rendering - Black borders, High Dpi, UI themes

New UI elements:Shield, FileDialogs, TaskDialog, etc

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New in C++/Delphi 2007 for VistaEnable Runtime Theme option

Component: TTaskDialog , TFileOpenDialog ,TFileSaveDialog

Property TCustomForm. GlassFrame

Property Application. MainFormOnTaskBar

Function TaskMessageDlg

Global var UseLatestCommonDialogs

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Enable runtime theme

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Manifest - requierdExecutionLevelasInvoker (Default in D2007)

highestAvailable

requireAdministrator

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Manifest content

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RedesignDo not open files or registry keys with Write flag

Save data, log files, etc. in the right location using

SHGetFolderPath CSIDL_PERSONAL { My Documents }

CSIDL_APPDATA { Application Data, new for NT4 }

CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA { non roaming, user\LocalSettings\Application Data }

CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA { All Users\Application Data }

CSIDL_MYPICTURES { My Pictures, new for Win2K }

CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS { All Users\Documents }

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SHGetFolderPath

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RunAsAdminLaunch application running as administrator

Use Application.Handle to delay elevation if appis minimized.

No handle always gives direct foregroundelevation.

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RunAsAdmin

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Using COM class for Admin tasksCOM Server must be an EXEEXE must have requireAdministrator to install COM

objects correctly

Registration of COM Class must add value LocalizedString (and resource string in executable) add key Elevation and value Enabled = 1

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Elevated COM callsUse Moniker to create elevated CoClass from

User Process

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The Shield - SetElevationRequiredStateCall function with Button as parameter to add

Shield symbol

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Test your application identify problems

Classify your application as Standard User, Admin or Mixed.

Add application Manifest

Redesign functionality User apps should write data to correct locations

Split out admin stuff into a separate executable

Redesign user interface Add shield to buttons

Redesign installer

Test again

Optionally sign application (Authenticode)

Determine whether to pursue the Windows Vista Logo program

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Case Exampel: BDE ApplicationLocation of Database Files

Virtualization

Risk of Database Corruption

Alias and BdeAdmin Config Files

TDatabase andTSession

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Vista Enable Your Applications

Demonstrations

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Summary

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SummaryWhat is User Account Control in Vista?

Other Compatibility Issues on Vista

Running as Standard User

User Interface Changes in Vista

Migration

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Thank you